Airports / Texas / GLS
Scholes International At Galveston Airport
KGLS / GLSGalveston, TexasELEV 6 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#17 / 115
Texas airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 58 Google ratings — ranked against 115 rated TX fields.
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ellington Airport (EFD) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Scholes International At Galveston Airport (KGLS / GLS) sits in Galveston, Texas, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 6 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
GLS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ellington Airport (EFD, 26 nm), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU, 32 nm), and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN, 33 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GLS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GLS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KGLS
IATA
GLS
FAA / Local
GLS
Elevation
6 ft
Coordinates
29.2653° N · 94.8604° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 6 ft, GLS sits lower than 99% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmEFDEllington AirportHouston
- 32nmHOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportHouston
- 33nmLJNTexas Gulf Coast Regional AirportAngleton
- 47nmSGRSugar Land Regional AirportHouston
- 50nmIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston
- 60nmBPTJack Brooks Regional AirportBeaumont/Port Arthur
Location
Open the full mapKGLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston, TX
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